Method or process of recovering float gold and the like in suspension



Patented Nov. 22", 1926.

ni'ie I STATES PATENT* Fries.v

msnen n. PARKER., or Woonroan,foirnArroreA.y

METHOD OR- PBOCESSOF RECGVERING FLOAT GOLD AND LKE IN SUSYENSION.

Application liled December streams, is well known,coniinonlyfcarry considerable quantities of such values in'l suspension. j

Accordingly, theprimary object of the invention to provide a relatively simple and economical method for recoveringtlie float gold and other values referred to from the water in which theseconiminuted values Yare naturally held in suspension asstated. v

T he invention consists simply in interposing, supporting' and .anchoring a viscous substance inthe'current orllo'w o'tl the streain bearing the iloat gold orf values in question, so that as the particles of such gold or other values are borne along on the current to Athis substance, the said particles Vwill'att'ach to or coalesce with the viscous substance, and thereafter, when asuiiicient amount ot the gold or other values has attached to the vis cons substance the latter lmasse from the water, and the gold or other mineral values is then separated and recovered by removing' the viscous substance in any conventional manner 'ioii'i'siich gold or other values. v

ri preferred substance for use under this method asphalt, bitumen, mineral pit-ch or lilte hydro-carbonaceous substancesin vis? cous torni, Such substances are preferred tor three reasons: First, they appear to possess aY certain affinity or attract-ion orreadiness for coalescin'g with gold particles-,and the'lilre, so tliatsuch particles inore readily attach to such substance, while detritus and other foreign materials are not *so ij'eadilyk taken up; second, they areinsoluble in water, so that they may be located in operative posi-v tion in the water for indefinite periods of time; and third, they are combustible and fusible, so that they maybe burned or inelted away from the accumulated mineral values talen up by them, thu;` leaving those values in a concentrated and comparativel pure mass.

Certain preferred ways of interposing and anchoring such viscous substances in the recoveiingtloat gold, or other nneral values or elements, orv

is removed en' is, i922. seriaiiio. semis.

' stream shown in the accompanying drawing.

vFigure l is a perspectiv viewrshowing the viscous substance, sach asphalt indicated atV l, -sunlr kin tai stream and resting through 'gravity upon he Astream bed lWhere gravity lis d i. n to anchor rthe viscous substance in the c l ci the stream, a grade of the substance i ,than water must of course be selected. Y Figure 2 isA a perspective view showing the viscous substance l plasteredupon planks and the latter arranged in the formV of rittles along and a ross the bed of the stream, Athe water tlowin j over them. 1 Figure `3 is aperspective view'showing the` viscous substance lA similarly plasteied over planks elyas, in Figure 2,' but'w'ith the planks here arranged along and Vacross the surface oi the lstream and 'partly' immersed therein, the water tlwing' under them. i A

Figure 4 aV perspective view showing the viscous substance l plastered on planks 1:,a1id the latter 'spaced apart and driven vertically into the bed of, the stream, with the water flowing' between them,

ln whatever manner the viscous substance may be interposed in Vthe stream, a large percentage of the gold particles'or other comr.

minuted mineral valuesv will, either through gravity 'ou by reason ot being deflected by the .currents and cross currents of the stream, be drawn or thrown into contact k'with the viscous substance and will adhere to and coalesce therewith, forming a congloinerate mass. After a suit-able length of time the viscous substance becomes impregnated with the gold particlesor lil-:e mineral values, and the niass is then removed from the strean'i. The viscous substance is thenreinoved Yor eliminatednby burning or melting or in any other conventional way, leaving the Vgoldy or z ic water for a suflicient period of' time vto allow,

a substantial quantitj;7 of the said desirable comminuted values to contact and coalesce with the said mass, then removing the conglomerate mass from the stream and finallyV burning the support and eliminating by heat a viscous material leaving the desired n'nn- Y eral values intact.

3. rlhe process of recovering float-gold and other comminuted mineral values from a stream of natural flowing water which consists in arranging a viscous hydro-carbona ceous mass in the stream on immobile rigid supports of combustible material, maintain ing the same in contact with the flowing water for a sufficient period of' time to allaw a substantial quantitf,7 of the said desirable comminuted values to contact and coalesce withv the said mass1 then removing the conglomerate mass from the stream and finally burning away7V the viscous hydro-carbonw ceous substances and the support from the conglomerate mass leaving the mineral values intact.

l. The process of recovering float-gold and other comminuted mineral values from a natural stream of liowing water which consists in arranging a viscous hydro-carbo naceous mass on immobile rigid supports of combustible material, placing tlle support with the conglomerate mass in the stream of flowing water and maintaining the samein the stream a suflicient period of time to al low a substantial quantity of' the desirable comininuted mineral values to contact and coalcsce with the mass, then removing the combustible support with the conglomerate mass from the stream and linallvburning away the hydro-carbonaceous substances 'and the combustible support leaving the mineral values intact.

5. The process of recovering float-gold and other comminuted mineral values from a natural stream of flowing water which consists in arranging viscous hydro-carbonaceous substances on wooden planks to form a viscous mass on each of the same, placing Vplanks with the viscous substances trom the stream and finally burning the planks eliminating the viscous hydro-carbonaceoin` substances by burning away the same leaving the mineral values intact;

Ao. The process of recover.. C and other comminuted mineral values a natural stream oitlowing water wh consists in arranging a viscous asplialtic mass in a natural stream of'flowing water 7" on immobile rigid supports of combustille material, maintaining the said mass in th flowing water for a sutlicient period ot to collect a substantial-quantity of minerai values, then removing the asphaltic in ss with the collected mineral `values from the stream and finally burning the support and separating by heat the asphaltic mass trom the mineral values.

7. The process of recovering lio 1- and other comminuted mineral values ir a natural stream of flowing water which consists in arranginga viscous asphaltic m in a natura-l stream of iiowing water on iin-- mobile rigid supports of combustible linedef151? rial, maintaining the said mass in the Frowing water for a suliicient Jeriod oi' time to collect a substantial quantity of mineral4 values, then removing the asphaltic in with the collected mineral valnes from stream and finally burning away the asph tic mass and the combustible support leaving the mineral values intact.

8. IThe process of recovering yfloat-gold and other comminuted mineral values a natural stream of flowing water which consists in arranging a viscous asohaltic mass float-@olii gi on a plurality of wooden planks placii U wooden planks ina natural stream o t ing water maintaining the asphaltic macs on each of theplanks facing the flowing wa for a suiiicient period ott time to allow a stantial quantity of mineral values to con y tact and coalesce with the asphaltic mate rial then removing the planks with the aiil phaltic material and values from the stream and finally burning away the asphaltic material and the wooden planks leaving the mineral values intact.

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